Toy repeater cap pistol



M. HIRSCH 2,703,464

TOY REPEATER CAP PISTOL March 8, 1955 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 Filed July 211951 I l I T 1m. 28 2 26 (:3

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TOY REPEATER CAP PIS TOL Filed July 21 1951 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 INVENTOR.MAHLOA/ H/ESCH BY M ATTOEA/EXS United States TOY REPEATER CAP PISTOLMahlon Hirsch, Erie, Pa., assignor to. LouisMarx 8:;- Comg anyl", Inc.,New York, N. Y., a corporation of New Application July 21, 1951, SerialNo. 237,880

6 Claims. (Cl. 41-57)- This invention relates to toys, especially toppistols, and more particularly to repeater cap pistols.

The primary object of the present invention is to generally improverepeater cap pistons. A more particular object is to provide a compactoperating mechanism so mounted in the body of the pistol as tofacilitate advance testing of the mechanism, and assembly of the pistolduring manufacture. A further object is to facilitate reloading,cleaning and oiling during use. A more specifi'c object is. to provide apistol in which the operating meehansm may be bodily swung upwardly andrearwardly about a point in the rear lower portion of the mechanismassembly, thus clearing the mechanism from its normal position betweenthe sides of the pistol, and exposing all of the movable parts forreloading, cleaning and oiling.

Still another object of the invention is to provide a toy pistol thebody of which is molded out of a suitable moldable plastic, therebyobtaining the advantages of smooth, lustrous finish, permanentattractive color, detailed configuration, and light weight, while at thesame time the mechanism assembly is made out of die cast metal, therebyobtaining accurate dimension, and the strength and heat resistance ofmetal for the operating parts. This results in a toy combiningv plasticand metal, each used where it is most suitable, and having the optimumadvantages of both.

To accomplish the foregoing general objects, and other more specificobjects which will hereinafter appear, my invention resides in the toypistol elements, and their relation one to another, as are hereinaftermore particularly described in the following specification. Thespecification is accompanied by drawings in which:

Fig. 1 is a side elevation of a toy repeater cap pistol made inaccordance with the present invention;

Fig. 2 is a rear elevation thereof;

Fig. 3 is a side elevation similar to Fig. l but showing the mechanismassembly turned up out of the body of the pistol;

Fig. 4 is a fragmentary section taken approximately in the plane of theline 44 of Fig. 1;

Fig. 5 is a fragmentary section taken approximately in the plane of theline 5-5 of Fig. 1;

Figs. 6, 7 and 8 are views of the mechanism assembly removed from thebody of the pistol, and showing successive stages in the operation. ofthe mechanism;

Fig. 9 is an elevation of the reverse side of the mechanism assembly:

Fig. 10 is a detail of the trigger;

Fig. 11 is a detail of the cap feed dog; and

Fig. 12 is an end elevation, of the same.

Referring to the drawing, and more particularly to Figs. 1,. 2 and 3thereof, the particular toy gun here shown is a repeater cap pistol inthe form of a revolver, and comprises a pistol body generally designatedB and including a simulated barrel. 12', cylinder 14, grip 16, andtrigger guard 18. The pistol further comprises an operating mechanismassembly A including a side plate 20 '(Fig. 3), an anvil 22, ahammer 24,a trigger 26, a cap feed dog 28, a trigger spring 30, and a main spring32, the said parts all being mounted on the side plate 20. The resultingassembly is received between the sides of the body B when in use, asshown in Fig. 2, but may be swung upwardly and rearwardly from the body,as shown by the change from Fig. 1 to Fig. 3,, for reloading, cleaningor oiling. The pistol is further provided with mating. detent. means forholding the mechanism assembly in proper position in the body when. inuse, and in the present case this is very simply provided by forming adetent projection 34 (Fig. 5) on the outer side of the metal plate 20,the said projection springing outwardly into a hollowed or recessedportion of the pistol body, which in the present case corresponds to thesimulated cylinder 14;

Reverting to Figs. 1-3, the plate. 20 is pivoted in the body at a point36 in the rear lower portion of the mechanism assembly. The pivot at. 36may be a. pin die cast integrally with the plate 20, as is best showninFig. 4, the ends of the pin being received'in mating sockets 38 and 40in the plastic side walls of the pistol body.

The body B is preferably molded. out of a moldable plastic, and themechanism assembly A is made out of metal. The metal parts may be andpreferably are die cast for accuracy. The use of metal results inadequate strength for the operating parts, and good wearing quality forthe moving parts, and resistance. to the high temperature which mayresult when exploding, caps in rapid succession.

The mechanism of the gun. is best shown in Figs. 6-9 of the drawing,referring to which the anvil 22 is. stationary, and cast integrally withthe side plate 20. It forms a continuation of a: top plate 42 which actsas a part of the top wall of the gun when the pistol is in use. Thehammer 24 is pivoted at 44, and is normally urged against the anvil. bymeans of a main spring 32-, one end 46 (Fig. 6) of which is bent aboutthe rear edge of the hammer, and the other end 48: of which rests on thepivot pin 36 previously referred to, while the intermediate portion ofthe spring is coiled one or more times about the hammer pivot 44.

The trigger Z6 is pivoted at 50,. the trigger being slotted at 52 to.receive the pin 50. The reverse side of. the trig,- ger lever alone,with its slot 52', is shown in Fig. 10. The restoring spring 30 of thetrigger has one end bearing against a stationary crosspiece 54 (Figs.6-8,) cast integrally with plate 20, and has its other end 56 receivedin an apertured ear 58 of the cap feed dog 28, while the intermediateportion of the spring 30 is coiled one or more times about the triggerpivot pin 50. The cap feed dog 28 is stamped out of sheet metal, and isbest shown in Figs. 11 and 1 2. It has a flat portion 60 which ispivoted at 62 (Figs. 68) on an arm 64 formed integrally with andprojecting rearwardly from the trigger 26. Thus the-arm 64and trigger 26form an angle lever ul hiclsizis slidably pivoted on thepin 50 by reasonof the. s ot Referring to Fig. 10 the trigger includes a cocking toothor sear 66. When the trigger is initially drawn rear.- wardly, as shownin Fig. 6,,-the slot 52 affords a rearward movement of the trigger whichinsures that sear. 66 comes beneath the portion or tooth 68 of thehammer. Continued pressure on the trigger causes it to turn. about thepivot 50 and thus causes cocking of the ham.- mer against the tension ofthe main spring, as shown in Fig. 7., in which hammer 24 has been movedback about its pivot 44 so far that the sear 66' is on the verge of,passing the tooth 68 and thus releasing the hammer. It will beunderstood from study of Fig. 7 that any slight additional movement ofthe triggerwill permit the hammer to fly forward under the force of thenow tensioned', main spring 32.

When the trigger 26 is released it is turned forward by the action ofthe trigger restoring spring 30, which: seeks to change from theupwardly bent position shown in Fig. 7 to the downwardly bent positionshown in. Fig. 8. During this movement the sear 66 readily moves pastthe tooth surface 68 of the hammer because the slot 52 of the triggeraffords forward movement, as shown in Fig. 8. However, when the nextfiring pressure. is exerted on the: trigger it moves rearward, as shownin Fig. '6, thus bringing the sear 66- beneath the tooth 68.

The motion of the trigger is limited by a stationary top stop shown at86 in Fig. 6, and a stationary bottom stop shown at 88' in Fig. 7'.Referring to Fig. 10, the back wall of the trigger has molded integrallytherewith a sidewardly projecting stop pin 90, so located as to engagethe top stop 86 when the trigger ispul'led back,

land ta) engage the bottom stop 88 when the trigger is reease During thecocking of the hammer the cap feed dog 28 is carried upward, as shown bythe change from Fig. 6 to Fig. 7. It bears slidabiy against a stationaryfeed surface 70 formed integrally with the plate 20. Its en gagementwith the cap strip is yieldable because the dog is held forward by aspring. For economy the trigger spring 30 is employed, the end 56 of thespring being received in the slotted car 58. This urges the plate 60counterclockwise about pivot 62, and consequently the dog 28 forward.

Reverting to Fig. 6, a roll of caps is slid over the end of a suitablestationary locating pin 72, which is cast integrally with the plate 20.The free or outer end of the roll is passed upwardly around the feedsurface 70 and the anvil 22, as is shown by the broken line 74. When thefeed dog is urged upwardly, as shown in Fig. 7, it carries with it alength of the cap strip, and the feed or travel provided by the feed dogis made to correspond to the usual spacing or pitch between the spots ofgun powder on the cap strip, which is substantially in the usual case.

The plate 20'has an edge wall 76 formed integrally thereon, whichsupplements the top edge wall 42 previ ously referred to. The hammerincludes a transverse wall 78, the arrangement being such that walls 42,78 and 76 are almost contiguous in end-to-end relation, and serve toclose the relatively long open slot between the side walls of theplastic pistol body. This slot extends all the way from the point 80(Fig. l) on top of the gun to the point 82 at the rear of the gun. Themetal top edge wall 42 has a pin 84 projecting sidewardly therefrom, asis perhaps best shown in Fig. 2, the said pin being used to pull themechanism assembly upwardly out of the gun body when it is desired toload, clean, or oil the gun.

The plastic body of the pistol is preferably molded out of two separatehalves divided by a vertical plane extending medially of the gun inlongitudinal direction. This is indicated by the line 92 in Fig. 2. Eachhalf of the gun body may be molded with one-half of the muzzle sight 94,one-half of the simulated strap loop 96, and one-half of the triggerguard 18. To assemble the gun it is merely necessary to place thecomplete mechanical assembly in one molded plastic half of the body,with the pin 36 in the socket 40 (Fig. 4), and to then secure the othermolded plastic half in edge-to edge relation with the first half bysticking the same together, as by the use of a solvent or cement appliedto the meeting plastic edges. Appropriate stiffening walls may beprovided transversely of the plastic body at an intermediate point, asindicated at 98 in Fig. 1, said walls meeting edge-to-edge. Accurateregistration of the two plastic halves may be hastened and assured bythe provision of suitable locating pins and sockets at selected pointsin the gun body, indicated at 100 in Fig. 1. By applying cement orsolvent to these pins and sockets the sides of the gun body areadditionally secured together, and indeed, if desired they alone may becemented without reliance on adhesion at the edges of the body betweenthe locating pins.

To prevent scorching of the plastic as a result of repeated firing ofthe percussion caps, the metal hammer and anvil surfaces are preferablyenclosed between metal side walls. Referring to Fig. 7 of the drawing,the remoter of the two side walls is the part 21 of the extensive backplate 20 which carries all of the mechanism, this being integral withthe stationary anvil 22. Referring now to Fig. 8, the hammer portion ofthe pivoted hammer assembly is indicated in cross-section at 24. Thisportion may be given a ridged or grooved front wall, as shown, and iscarried by a web or wall 23 which extends downwardly to the pivot 44.and which extends upwardly and rearwardly to the transverse closure wallor edge wall 78 previously referred to. carries the thumb grip portion25 of the hammer assembly. part 24 (indicated in part by the broken lineserration) carries at its nearer end a thin flange or wall 102 extendingto the left and lying in a plane parallel to the back plate 20. It willbe evident from comparison of Figs. 6 and 8 that the flange 102 servesas a wall protecting the side of the plastic pistol body against directexposure to the scorching flame or gases from a cap exploded between theanvil and hammer surfaces. A part This wall 78 Referring now to Figs. 6and 7, the hammer of the plastic side wall is recessed toward theoutside of the gun to form clearance for passage of the flange 102during oscillation of the hammer assembly. In Figs. 6, 7 and 8 it willbe understood that the flange 102, the hammer 24, the web 23, the edgeor closure wall 78, the thumb grip 25, and the hammer tooth 68 are allformed integrally as a one-piece metal die casting.

No difliculty arises from defective operation of the mechanicalassembly, because one advantage of the present construction is that allof the mechanism is combined in a complete unit which may be carefullyinspected and thoroughly tested to make sure that it is in properworking order, before being passed on to the assembly operation.

In Fig. 3 it will be seen that when the mechanism assembly is swungoutward to load a new roll of caps therein the child is protectedagainst possible injury from operation of the trigger while the gun isopen. This is so because the trigger is then drawn upwardly to aposition between the sides of the gun so that it cannot be pulled. Theupward and rearward swing of the assembly is limited by appropriate stopmeans. This may consist of a projection or tail clearly shown at thelower right-hand end of the assembly in Figs. 6-8, and in Fig. 3 it willbe seen that this reaches the bottom wall of the gun when the assemblyis open. The outward movement of the assembly is also arrested by reasonof the fact that the peripheral wall portion marked 76 in Figs. 68reaches the upper end of the rear wall of the pistol grip shown at 82 inFigs. 1 and 2. Either of these two stop means alone would suffice tolimit the outward movement of the assembly.

It is believed that the construction, operation and method of assemblyof my improved repeater cap pistol, as well as the advantages thereof,will be apparent from the foregoing detailed description. It will alsobe apparent that while I have shown and described my invention in apreferred form, changes may be made in the structure disclosed withoutdeparting from the scope of the invention as sought to be defined in thefollowing claims.

I claim:

1. A repeater cap pistol in the form of a toy revolver comprising a bodymolded out of a moldable plastic, and a mechanism assembly made out ofmetal, said plastic body including a simulated barrel, cylinder, andgrip, and said mechanism assembly including an anvil, hammer, trigger,cap roll support, cap feed dog, restoring springs, and a metal sideplate on which all of said mechanism is mounted, said plate having aperipheral wall of substantial width disposed transversely of the plateat its outer edge conforming to and acting as a part of the peripheralwall of the gun body, and said hammer having a piece of transverse wallof similar width and so located that when the hammer is in forwardposition said wall acts as another part of said peripheral wall of saidplate and gun body, means pivoting said mechanism assembly in said bodyat a point near one end of the mechanism assembly, the said assemblybeing received between the sides of said body when in use, and swingingoutwardly about the pivot means from between the sides of the body forreloading, cleaning or oiling.

2. A repeater cap pistol in the form of a toy revolver comprising a bodymolded out of a moldable plastic, and a mechanism assembly made out ofmetal, said plastic body including a simulated barrel, cylinder, grip,and trigger guard, and said mechanism assembly including an anvil,hammer, trigger, cap roll support, cap feed dog, restoring springs and ametal side plate on which all of said mechanism is mounted, said platehaving a peripheral wall of substantial width disposed transversely ofthe plate at its outer edge conforming to and acting as a part of theperipheral wall of the gun body, and said hammer having a piece oftransverse wall of similar width and so located that when the hammer isin forward position said wall acts as another part of said peripheralwall of said plate and gun body, means pivoting said mechanism assemblyin said body at a point in the rear lower portion of the mechanismassembly and at the pistol grip of said body, the said assembly beingreceived said mechanism assembly in proper position in said body when inuse.

3. A repeater cap pistol comprising a revolver type" of pistol bodyincluding a simulated barrel, cylinder, and grip, an operating mechanismassembly including a side plate carrying an anvil, hammer, trigger, caproll support, cap feed dog, and restoring springs, said plate having aperipheral wall at its outer edge conforming to and acting as a part ofthe peripheral wall of the gun body, and said hammer when in forwardposition acting as a part of said peripheral wall of said plate, meanspivoting said mechanism assembly in said body at a point in the rearlower portion of the mechanism assembly and at the pistol grip of saidbody, the said assembly being received between the sides of said bodywhen in use, and swinging upwardly and rearwardly from the body forreloading, cleaning or oiling, and stop means forming a part of theassembly to limit the up ward and rearward movement of the assembly fromthe body, said stop means being so located relative to the trigger thatthe trigger is protectively housed between the sides of the gun bodywhen the assembly is swung upwardly and rearwardly as far as permittedby the stop means.

4. A repeater cap pistol comprising a revolver type of pistol bodyincluding a simulated barrel, cylinder, grip, and trigger guard, anoperating mechanism assembly including a side plate carrying an anvil,hammer, trigger, cap roll support, cap feed dog, and restoring springs,said plate having a peripheral wall at its outer edge conforming to andacting as a part of the peripheral wall of the gun body, and said hammerwhen in forward position acting as a part of said peripheral wall ofsaid plate, means pivoting said mechanism assembly in said body at apoint in the rear lower portion of the mechanism assembly and at thepistol grip of said body, the said assembly being received between thesides of said body when in use, and swinging upwardly and rearwardlyfrom the body for reloading, cleaning or oiling, and mating detent meansfor holding said mechanism assembly in proper position in said body whenin use, and stop means forming a part of the assembly to limit theupward and rearward movement of the assembly from the body, said stopmeans being so located relative to the trigger that the trigger isprotectively housed between the sides of the gun body when the assemblyis swung upwardly and rearwardly as far as permitted by the stop means.

5. A repeater cap pistol in the form of a toy revolver comprising abody, and a mechanism assembly, said body including a simulated barrel,cylinder, and grip, and said mechanism assembly including an anvil,hammer,

trigger, cap roll support, cap feed dog, restoring springs, and a plateon which all of said mechanism is mounted, means pivoting said mechanismassembly in said body at a point near one end of the mechanism assembly,the said assembly being received between the sides of said body when inuse, and swinging upwardly and outwardly about the pivot means frombetween the sides of the body for reloading, cleaning or oiling, andstop means independent of said trigger and forming a part of theassembly to limit the upward and outward movement of the assembly, saidstop means being so located relative to the trigger that the trigger isprotectively housed between the sides of the gun body when the assemblyis swung upwardly and outwardly as far as permitted by the stop means.

6. A repeater cap pistol in the form of a toy revolver comprising abody, and a mechanism assembly, said body including a simulated barrel,cylinder, grip, and trigger guard, and said mechanism assembly includingan anvil, hammer, trigger, cap roll support, cap feed dog, restoringsprings and a metal side plate on which all of said mechanism ismounted, means pivoting said mechanism assembly in said body at a pointin the rear lower portion of the mechanism assembly and at the pistolgrip of said body, the said assembly being received between the sides ofsaid body when in use, and swinging upwardly and rearwardly from thebody for reloading, cleaning or oiling, and mating detent means forholding said mechanism assembly in proper position in said body when inuse, and stop means independent of said trigger and forming a part ofthe assembly to limit the upward and rearward movement of the assemblyfrom the body, said stop means being so located relative to the triggerthat the trigger is protectively housed between the sides of the gunbody when the assembly is swung upwardly and rearwardly as far aspermitted by the stop means.

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